On November 28, 2002 a technician of the Nuclear Medicine Department of the Medical Center “Centro Médico Siglo XXI” reported to the National Commission on Nuclear Safety and Safeguards - CNSNS (Mexico’s nuclear regulatory body) that he and eight of his co-workers were contaminated with I-131. The technician became aware of the problem because radiation alarms activated while his co-workers were around. The nine workers were checked with a whole body counter at the regulatory body’s laboratory, and the results verified the internal contamination of the workers. A special inspection team was sent to the Medical Center in order to fully investigate the incident. The preliminary estimated maximum dose to thyroids for the most exposed worker was 8.58 Sv. According to regulation, the dose to thyroids limit is 1.67 Sv/year.
Location: Centro Medico Siglo XXI Event date: Thu, 28-11-2002
From the IPFM: During a visit to the Civaux nuclear power plant on 18 March 2024, France's Minister of the Armed Forces unveiled a plan to use the plant to produce tritium for the French nuclear weapons program. Civaux is a civilian power plant that belongs to and is operated by Electricité de France. According […]
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Anke Herold, Executive Director Oeko-Institut, Freiburg (Germany), in Brussels about the claim to triple nuclear by 2050: IPCC scenarios vs forecast development of nuclear.